Overview

The figure below shows the course offerings of COMSYS. The arrows within this figure depict recommended ways how you can specialize within the area of communication when doing your bachelors and masters in computer science at RWTH Aachen University.

Starting with your bachelor, the two mandatory lectures “Betriebssysteme und Systemsoftware” and “Datenkommunikation und Sicherheit” lay the foundation which you need in order to specialize within the area of communication. If you decide to specialize within this area, you can choose from the lectures Communication Systems Engineering, Advanced Internet Technology, and Mobile Internet Technology as one of your “Wahlfpflicht”-lectures. The Proseminar, Softwarepraktikum, and seminars offered by COMSYS give you further opportunities to get into touch with our topics. Finally, a bachelor thesis at COMSYS allows you to get a detailed understanding of one of the topics our group does research on.

In your master studies, you can continue your path in the area of communication by attending more of our lectures. Our seminars and labs give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in this area even more. At the end of your studies, the master thesis is a good possibility to get acquainted with one of our many research topics.

If you are not only interested in the state of the art in communication systems but want to know more about ongoing research, the Research Focus Classes and research-oriented thesis projects allow you to get into touch with ongoing research activities. And if you are really into research, the opportunity to do a Ph.D. at COMSYS might wait at the end of your studies.

Elective Courses (Bachelor & Master)

Advanced Internet Technology (AIT)

This course builds on basic technology in data communication (as taught, e.g., in "Datenkommunikation und Sicherheit") and focuses on techniques to create more scalable, reliable, and performant networks and networked applications, to finally handle the network complexity as it might arise in the Internet of Things.

Mobile Internet Technology (MIT)

This course builds on basic technology in data communication (as taught, e.g., in "Datenkommunikation und Sicherheit") and focuses on different characteristics of wireless networks as well as on new technologies needed to handle mobility and security challenges in wireless networks.

Communication Systems Engineering (CSE)

This course builds on basic technology in data communication and operating systems (as taught, e.g., in "Datenkommunikation und Sicherheit" and "Betriebssysteme und Systemsoftware") and takes a more practical look into working with networked systems.